Games Industry Wire

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has hit the 5 million mark in Europe thereby putting it ahead of the PlayStation 3 by some three quarters of a million according to tub-thumping comments from Microsoft’s European VP of strategic marketing David Gosen.
Gosen, who made his name in a five year tenure at Nintendo that saw the launch of the GameCube, told trade website MCV, “Anyone trying to call a winner this Christmas is calling too early.”

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In advance of this weekend’s Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, the frenzy of speculation around what the company’s “big announcement” would be has increased further with Blizzard’s VP of Design, Rob Pardo, hinting that it might be a brand new title.
In a question and answer session that concluded this year’s GDC Paris, Pardo was asked directly if he could talk more about “the new game” that rumours have strongly suggested will be Diablo 3.
“So you want me to announce the game before our announcement?” he said. “No offense, but I think there’s like 300 people here, and I’ll be ripped …read more

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EA and Maxis has announced a collect…err Galactic Edition for its upcoming life simulator Spore. While i am personally a big fan of extras packed inside a premium version of the game, i am a bigger fan of actual bonuses that enhances your gameplay such as additional parts, exclusive features or ingame bonuses that this package sadly lacks. I have no doubt that this will be gobbled up by excited consumers upon launch but i feel it is a missed opportunity of EA.

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Wolverine Studios, a developer of simulation games, is proud to announce their first foray outside the sporting sim world by introducing their newest text based sim title: Music Wars Rebirth.
Music Wars Rebirth is the creation of Antuan Johnson who is happy to be bringing his music industry simulator to Wolverine Studios. Music Wars Rebirth allows players to create and manage their own record label by giving them the opportunity to both manage the financial state of their company as well as managing aspects of the artists signed to their label. The in-depth game play allows the user to track all …read more

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Publisher Codemasters will soon release a free expansion to its free to play MMORPG, ArchLord, in the coming weeks. The new content will be introduced in Episode 3: Spirits Awakening, which will add up to an increase of 30 percent in terms of new game content. A list of new additions can be seen below:

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The team behind Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is rumored to be making a new sci-fi title. So, this is the reason why Infinity Ward aint doing COD 5?
Speaking with TalkPlayStation.com an insider said “we are currently working on a new sci-fi title, we cannot release any more information as of yet, we may or may not announce it at E3″. So what sort of sci-fi game will this be? Most likely a first person shooter, maybe its something that will rival Halo. Infinity Ward are famous for developing Call of Duty 4, they have no part in …read more

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Polish developer CD Projekt Red Studio has announced that the Witcher Enhanced Edition is set for a September release. The PC RPG was originally scheduled for a May 16 release date in Europe, but the company decided to delay the edition to translate the game into 10 different languages for a worldwide release. Unfortunately, other than a “first half of September 2008″ release period, a specific date has not been announced.

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The upcoming game Godfather II will add a layer of real time strategy to its open world gameplay, according to Electronic Art’s John Riccitiello’s comments to an investors meeting yesterday.
“You can play this game both at the street level, much like a GTA-style game, but you can also play it top-down, almost like you’re in an RTS, controlling the strategy of the boroughs so you can see what’s going on…” said Riccitiello of the follow up to EA’s movie adaptation which received a lukewarm response upon its release in 2006.

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Nickelodeon is expanding its games portfolio via interests in the areas of virtual worlds/games and the formation of two separate divisions, the company announced today. The Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group includes all of its gaming initiatives, both paid and subscription, for online, PC, handheld and console, and will be led by senior VP and GM Dave Williams. It also includes Nickelodeon’s Addicting Games and Shockwave sites, for which the company recently promised 1,600 new casual games in 2008. The company will be seeking new game developer and publisher partnerships under this division.

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KOEI has just announced its lineup of games for the rest of 2008 in Europe:

“2008 has already seen a number of very successful releases from KOEI including Dynasty Warriors 6 on PS3 and 360. We’re keen to continue this successful trend and add a number of fresh new titles to our catalogue. Once again we will be catering for a variety of gamers, from horse racing fans to RPG enthusiasts, and our ultimate aim is to provide enjoyment and entertainment across all formats. With so many releases still to come it’s going to be a busy year ahead and even …read more

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